Dr. Sunita Sah

And so he decided to set up this experiment, which was quite elaborate, where he would bring people in from the community and they would be an actor. It was designed as an experiment on memory. That's what they thought they were coming into. And whether giving someone electric shocks would help them learn better. Wow. So that was the setup.

And so he decided to set up this experiment, which was quite elaborate, where he would bring people in from the community and they would be an actor. It was designed as an experiment on memory. That's what they thought they were coming into. And whether giving someone electric shocks would help them learn better. Wow. So that was the setup.

First experiments were conducted at Yale in their basement, I think. So people would come in, they would meet somebody else that they thought was another participant, but it was actually an actor that they had. And they would rig it so the actor would be what they call the learner.

First experiments were conducted at Yale in their basement, I think. So people would come in, they would meet somebody else that they thought was another participant, but it was actually an actor that they had. And they would rig it so the actor would be what they call the learner.

First experiments were conducted at Yale in their basement, I think. So people would come in, they would meet somebody else that they thought was another participant, but it was actually an actor that they had. And they would rig it so the actor would be what they call the learner.

So then he would go into this room and the participant who was the teacher would see him being rigged up to what looked like an electric chair. And they would feel one of the shocks, 15 volts or something. So it all looks really real And then the teacher would go to another room and they would be sat in front of this box that was sort of labeled from 15 volts to 450 volts. Right.

So then he would go into this room and the participant who was the teacher would see him being rigged up to what looked like an electric chair. And they would feel one of the shocks, 15 volts or something. So it all looks really real And then the teacher would go to another room and they would be sat in front of this box that was sort of labeled from 15 volts to 450 volts. Right.

So then he would go into this room and the participant who was the teacher would see him being rigged up to what looked like an electric chair. And they would feel one of the shocks, 15 volts or something. So it all looks really real And then the teacher would go to another room and they would be sat in front of this box that was sort of labeled from 15 volts to 450 volts. Right.

And it would go up in 15 volt increments and it would be labeled. So right at the end, it was three X's, danger, huge shock.

And it would go up in 15 volt increments and it would be labeled. So right at the end, it was three X's, danger, huge shock.

And it would go up in 15 volt increments and it would be labeled. So right at the end, it was three X's, danger, huge shock.

There can be lethal shocks at that point. Then the teacher had to read out some word pairs and the learner had to memorize and repeat them back. And if they got something wrong, they would get a shock and then it would go up 15 volts.

There can be lethal shocks at that point. Then the teacher had to read out some word pairs and the learner had to memorize and repeat them back. And if they got something wrong, they would get a shock and then it would go up 15 volts.

There can be lethal shocks at that point. Then the teacher had to read out some word pairs and the learner had to memorize and repeat them back. And if they got something wrong, they would get a shock and then it would go up 15 volts.

So they had to read out the word pairs and the experimenter was usually in the room just sort of overseeing. And if the teacher protested, they would tell them, you know, please go on with the experiment. They had like four prompts to tell them, please go on. It's essential that you continue. The experiment requires that you go on.

So they had to read out the word pairs and the experimenter was usually in the room just sort of overseeing. And if the teacher protested, they would tell them, you know, please go on with the experiment. They had like four prompts to tell them, please go on. It's essential that you continue. The experiment requires that you go on.

So they had to read out the word pairs and the experimenter was usually in the room just sort of overseeing. And if the teacher protested, they would tell them, you know, please go on with the experiment. They had like four prompts to tell them, please go on. It's essential that you continue. The experiment requires that you go on.

And when psychiatrists predicted beforehand what would happen, they thought that most people would not go past 150 volts. And in fact, every single participant in the first experiment went past that.

And when psychiatrists predicted beforehand what would happen, they thought that most people would not go past 150 volts. And in fact, every single participant in the first experiment went past that.

And when psychiatrists predicted beforehand what would happen, they thought that most people would not go past 150 volts. And in fact, every single participant in the first experiment went past that.